I get more harsh criticism about my appearance now that I’ve lost weight, what has been your experiences when your appearance has changed?

[Anonymous]

I’ve always been short so as a kid I got picked on for being short, then in puberty for developing faster and still being below average height. As an adult I gained a lot of weight and was obese, still got picked on for being short but in a positive way and nobody really said anything to me about my weight. Then I lost it and I’ve gotten comments about being wider than I am tall (which I’m only slightly overweight vs being obese), how my forehead looks, etc. I like how I look, just don’t understand why people have to be nasty and why I’ve only gotten it now vs when I was at my least attractive

[DarkWinterNights]

Maybe they struggle with weight loss as well and seeing you accomplish their goal has made them jealous? This seems to happen a lot with famous people who lose weight. Adel was one who got a lot of hate when she lost a lot of weight. It’s sad, as a society we should be encouraging and celebrating people for being healthy & becoming better versions of themselves. Don’t let them get you down.

[papiC21]

Sounds like you are around the wrong people. Some people will see that you are improving and look better, but they are too lazy or incapable of doing the same for themselves so they just act jealous and try to bring you down.